Muzzleflashes unrealistic?

Originally Posted by robtek

Be shure, the powders in wwii are not really comparable to modern ammo regarding smoke and muzzle flash!

The WWII 8mm and .303 ammo that I've shot seems to have no difference in flash or smoke compared to modern surplus ammo and commercially avaliable hunting ammo, and a K-98 or Enfield barrel is shorter than the MG's they used in Spits, Hurricanes, and 109s.

Flash that the human eye can see in daylight conditions (even when looking at the muzzle of the weapon from the front) from a ~.30 cal MG are few and far between.

[ElAurens]

My Marlin 1894P with 16.25 inch ported barrel, chambered in .44 Magnum, will give you a "Kodak Moment", even in broad daylight.



Never seen any muzzle flash from any of my SMLEs or Martinis though.

[GnigruH]

Yes, muzzleflashes unrealistic.

[Sutts]

Must be powder related...here's an MG42 with very clear muzzle flash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWN7G...eature=related

Originally Posted by Sutts

Must be powder related...here's an MG42 with very clear muzzle flash.

It says right there that it's firing blanks. Blanks make huge muzzle flashes.

..some food for thought...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxj5ON5F-nk

[LukeFF]

Eh, how about some actual wartime footage?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vE3FWOe0ls

Originally Posted by LukeFF

Eh, how about some actual wartime footage?

that view at 3.50 from the wing while shooting is SO cool! Never seen it before!

Originally Posted by LukeFF

Eh, how about some actual wartime footage?

That's an IL-2 firing Soviet guns. Having fired a Mosin Nagant I can tell you that the Russians have no problems with adding too much powder to their ammo. Then again it might also be more lax quality control than their western counterparts.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

That's an IL-2 firing Soviet guns. Having fired a Mosin Nagant I can tell you that the Russians have no problems with adding too much powder to their ammo. Then again it might also be more lax quality control than their western counterparts.

Ah, I was waiting for the "this is a Russian aircraft, so it's different" argument.

If the Russians added too much power to their ammo, then I'd expect that one of my several Mosins or other Soviet firearms in my collection would have exploded by now.